Fraud Analyst

About Moniepoint

Everyone has a dream, and achieving that is key to their happiness. Moniepoint Inc is on a mission to provide financial happiness for people of the world by powering the dreams of businesses, their employees and customers. Since 2015, we have grown to 1500 employees and process over $100 billion annually for 1.8 million merchants through our all-in-one digital financial services platform. Moniepoint Inc through its subsidiaries which include Moniepoint MFB and TeamApt ltd offers payments, banking, credit and business management tools. We currently process the majority of the POS transactions in Nigeria and are Africa’s second-fastest-growing fintech.

Job Overview:

The Fraud Analyst will work under the guidance of the Lead, Fraud Solutions Management to analyze online fraud trends, and utilize fraud systems to detect suspicious transactions and prevent fraudulent transactions on customers’ accounts. Fraud Analysts will work collaboratively with Fraud Prevention Officers, E-Channel Transaction Monitoring Officers, Internal Control and Compliance officers to ensure that fraud is prevented and incidents are effectively managed.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Fraud Analyst will:

• Analyze customer activity, transaction patterns, online fraud trends and determine appropriate fraud rules to be implemented for detection of suspicious and fraudulent transactions
• Review internal policies, regulatory requirements and implement strategies and tools that ensure prompt detection of suspicious behavior and activity.
• Implement and fine-tune fraud rules on transaction monitoring systems and solutions to prevent fraud incidents.
• Automate the review of social media channels to identify ponzi schemes and advanced fee fraud accounts.
• Periodically monitor the effectiveness of fraud rules that have been implemented to reduce fraud incidents.
• Advise fraud prevention team and other stakeholders on mitigants required to prevent onboarding of fraudulent third parties or customers
• Collaborate with the transaction monitoring team to investigate, identify and ensure fraudulent accounts are blocked or restricted from carrying out transactions.
• Monitor customers’ accounts and transactions to determine those with high fraud risks.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (project management, accounting, computer science, IT, information security). Software development, security and accounting certifications e.g. OCP, Security+, CFE is an advantage.

Experience:

2-4 years experience in deploying/managing fraud solutions, maintaining/updating fraud rules, and managing fraud-related projects in banking, finance, insurance or fintech industries. Proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL) or Python is an advantage but not compulsory.

Competencies:

• Strong understanding of suspicious behavior and e-channel fraud patterns
• Good coding skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• An excellent team player, target driven, and highly motivated.
• Excellent understanding of transaction routing and processing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management skills
• Knowledge of banking or FinTech industry regulations or standards.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter
• A technical panel interview with Department Leads
• A behavioral and technical interview with a member of the Executive team
• All interviews stages are Virtual